The battle for Taiz is not just a battle for Taiz, but a broader battle that involves the entire Western world and one of the most important maritime straits. The Houthis know that controlling Taiz means controlling the strait, and this includes the plateaus before the straits and the coastal city of Mocha as well as the Aden Gulf. If Taiz is lost, access to the strait will also be lost. The rest of the country will come later. The Houthis' plan is to control all of Yemen. The former Yemeni Prime Minister, now an advisor to the Yemeni president, Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, said that the future of Western security is being decided in the mountains and hills surrounding the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz. #Jemen #Huti #SigurnostZapada (translated)
